SNOW HILL—With phase one complete, Greene Central can now turn its eyes to the bigger prize.

The Rams rolled over Goldsboro 77-52 on Friday night to complete a perfect 22-0 regular season and the Eastern Carolina 2A Conference championship.

Next up: the unforgiving grind that is the state 2A playoffs.

“Our first season was a tremendous success but now that’s over,” Rams coach Charles Harris said. Now it’s on to the second season, the playoffs. It’s basically one-and-done so we have to be even more focused than we’ve been through the first 22 games.”

GC seemed plenty focused in its Senior Night rout of Goldsboro.

“It wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, Harris said. “There’s always a lot of emotion on Senior Night, different things going on, so I’m pleased we didn’t have a letdown.”

Indeed, five seniors who don’t normally see a huge amount of playing time started for the Rams and gave them the initial boost they needed.

Rajlyk Elbert, Jamien Suggs, Alvin Hines, Bryce Armstrong, and Dominick Bryant played the first four minutes and handed over a 7-3 lead to the GC regulars .

“Those five guys played their hearts out,” Harris said. “They came out with tremendous intensity and dictated the flow of the game. I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

Led by fellow senior Don Pigford (16 points, 9 rebounds), and sophomore sensation Imajae Dodd (15 and 6), the Rams never trailed, building a 12-point halftime lead that grew exponentially in the second half.

“We were a little sloppy (19 turnovers) but otherwise played with a lot of poise,” Harris said. “There are some things we still need to clean up before the playoffs, but I like where we are heading into the second season.”

The Rams also received terrific guard play from Donquez Davis (12 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds), and Rhaheem Edwards, who scored 10 of his 12 points in the final quarter.

The backcourt duo combined to hit 4 of 8 from beyond the three-point arc.

“When they’re making 3’s like that it makes things easier for Don and Imajae Dodd inside.”

The third member of GC’s vaunted frontcourt, Donte Johnson, contributed 6 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

In the girls’ game, the Rams appeared left for dead, trailing 57-50 with 1:06 to play.